Sphinx of the Valley, from The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views across the Continent taken along the line of the Union Pacific Railroad West from Omaha, Nebraska by A.J. Russell, Volume I

Andrew Joseph Russell, Sphinx of the Valley, from The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views across the Continent taken along the line of the Union Pacific Railroad West from Omaha, Nebraska by A.J. Russell, Volume I, 1869, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.164
Copied Andrew Joseph Russell, Sphinx of the Valley, from The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views across the Continent taken along the line of the Union Pacific Railroad West from Omaha, Nebraska by A.J. Russell, Volume I, 1869, albumen silver print, sheet and image: 9 1⁄8 x 12 3⁄8 in. (23.2 x 31.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.164
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Artwork Details

Title
Sphinx of the Valley, from The Great West Illustrated in a Series of Photographic Views across the Continent taken along the line of the Union Pacific Railroad West from Omaha, Nebraska by A.J. Russell, Volume I
Artist
Date
1869
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 9 1⁄8 x 12 3⁄8 in. (23.2 x 31.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
albumen silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Landscape — phenomenon — rock formation
  • Architecture — science — power lines
  • Landscape — United States — western states
Object Number
1994.91.164
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.91.164